Tagged John Hurt

Ahhh, a person can almost hear the voices emanating from the faint image: John Hurt-as-The-Doctor: “What I did, I did without…” Tenth Doctor: (under breath) “Oh dear, here we go again.” Eleventh Doctor: (straightening bow-tie) “It’s his thing. I think he’s very cool.” John Hurt-as-The Doctor: …peace and sanity–and for a time, as a big…

How soon will it be before the Twelfth Doctor appears in stores? No, not Peter Capaldi himself, the important one: his action figure. To help answer this question, The Daily Record has a new interview with Alasdair Dewar, the product development director of the Character Options toy company. Dewar–a lifelong Doctor Who fan who is…

Paul Cornell has written a one-off Doctor Who strip for IDW, The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who – and a frame in the preview (illustrated by Jimmy Broxton) seems to indicate that John Hurt’s Doctor is the ninth incarnation, as rumoured by many fans. It’s been the hot topic ever since The Name of the…

This article contains possible spoilers about the 50th anniversary episode – be warned! Has IDW’s Doctor Who comic given the game away as to the John Hurt Doctor’s place in the series’ lore? That’s the verdict of Bleeding Cool, based on issue 12 of the US publication. Always up for a bit of fun speculation…

BBC Worldwide has announced the release of all thirteen blockbuster episodes from Doctor Who Series 7 and the 2011 and 2012 Christmas Specials on Blu-ray and DVD on October 28, 2013. In addition, the set contains exciting bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes, “Doctor Who at Comic Con”, specials “The Companions” and “Doctor Who in the…

Matt Smith has talked about working with David Tennant on the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special and surprise, surprise, the two actors got on like a collaborative pair of houses on fire! In the past, actors playing different incarnations of the Doctor in the same story have had rivalries both on and off screen but…

Reports in the press today suggest that Doctor Who will be aired simultaneously around the world on November 23rd’s 50th anniversary! In an attempt to break the cycle of spoilers and downloads, the BBC is apparently arranging with BBC America and ABC in Australia to air the episode – which stars Matt Smith, David Tennant,…